Beatrice Mendoza

Beatrice Mendoza, 74 of Plainview, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2026, in Plainview. The Graveside service that was to be held on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 10:00am in Plainview Memorial Park, has been rescheduled until further notice. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Lemons Funeral Home in Plainview.

Beatrice was born in Phoenix, Arizona on July 27, 1952, to Pedro Reyes and Christina De la Rosa Reyes. She married Manuel Mendoza, Sr. on June 4, 1972, and they shared 49 years together, raising their four children, until his passing on January 6, 2022.

Beatrice enjoyed listening to music, traveling, visiting family and friends, and more than anything she loved to spend time with her children and her grandchildren.

Beatrice is survived by her two daughters, Christy (Mark) Garces of Amarillo, and Lori Mendoza of Plainview; two sons, Manuel Mendoza, Jr. of Grand Prairie, Texas, and Jesse (Isabel) Mendoza of Beaumont, California; five granddaughters, Calista, Emma and Sophie Garces, Juliet Mendoza, and Savanna Mendoza; six grandsons, Stephen, Desmond, Derrin, Nolan, Leland and Isaiah Mendoza; two great-granddaughters, Ava and Alivia Mendoza; two sisters, Tina Segovia and Mandy Gonzalez of California, one brother, Nicho Reyes of Florida; and twenty nine nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Mendoza, Sr., her parents, Pedro and Christina De la Rosa Reyes; seven siblings, Jesus Daniel Reyes “Chuy,” Mary Lou Reyes, Lupe Reyes, Roberto Reyes, Raymond Reyes, Pete Reyes, and Chico Reyes; and five nieces and nephews.